Belt, wool macrame; oval-like pattern on one side, reverse is straight lines broken up by green circles; green, brown, red; 1. 1.52 M., w. 8 cm. Native name and meaning: faja. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Made for tourists.
Donor:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Oaxaca market, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Oaxaca market
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 144.78 centimeters and length 7.62 centimeters